Midi Olympique Information: Jean-Noël Spitzer, who is of interest to Castres, met with Tarnes leaders this Sunday to discuss a possible future collaboration in the event of the departure of Jeremy Davidson. In Clermont, Christophe Urios must meet his managers this Tuesday to finalize or not his contract extension
Jean-Noël Spitzer did not go directly to his beloved Brittany, after the defeat in the last moments of his players in Montpellier. No, he made a detour on Sunday morning to Castres to meet the management there and listen carefully to the interest shown in him by president Pierre-Yves Revol and the Tarn club. Spitzer, coach for almost 20 years at Vannes, is at the end of his contract with the promoted team. As revealed by our colleagues from The Teamhe has been part of a short list of potential successors to the Irishman Jeremy Davidson for several weeks alongside Joe El Abd (who was the first choice but who chose to join the staff of the XV de la Rose).
According to our information, Spitzer has become the priority of the Pierre-Yves Revol – Matthias Rolland duo. He spoke by video or on the telephone with the first city, he met this Sunday in Castres with the second to discuss the outlines of a possible contract before heading off at the end of the afternoon towards Toulouse airport to return to Valves. If Spitzer does not hide his ambitions to try to coach sustainably in the Top 14, there is nothing to say to date that he will give his agreement for Castres. Two pitfalls to overcome before that.
The future of his family, should he leave her in Brittany or come to Tarn (or elsewhere) with him? And then will he dare to leave a club, where he is at the base of everything, a decisive element in building the club at the highest level? He should give his response in the next few days. Other names put forward, Mauricio Reggiardo leaving from Aix en Provence, and Laurent Travers who would like to return close to the field. On these two tracks, in the corridors of the Pierre-Fabre stadium, we are told that the club management does not want to reheat and that Jeremy Davidson’s rating has increased after a rather successful start to the CO season. The integration of Xavier Sadourny would have gone very well and the duo would work very well.
Urios has an appointment on Tuesday
Another hot issue concerning coaches, the future of Christophe Urios. Arriving in Clermont almost 20 months ago, he will be at the end of his contract at the end of June 2025. He wanted to clarify his situation and commit to a period of at least three years. Behind the scenes, in recent days the names of the Ghezal-Parra-Zirakashvili trio have been heard a lot.
However, until further notice, Parra is still at Stade Français and the club’s management would be more inclined to extend Urios and his staff. According to our information, a formal meeting is scheduled for this Tuesday to write in black and white everyone’s wishes for a contract which would run until 2028. ASM Clermont should therefore communicate within the week on the future of its manager.
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